Leighton Baines (Everton)

Leighton Baines 'lined up for shock Everton to Liverpool transfer

METRO WEB REPORTER - 20th March, 2011
 
Leighton Baines 'lined up for shock Everton to Liverpool transfer'
Leighton Baines is being targeted for a shock £10 million summer transfer to Liverpool, according to a report.
Related Tags:LiverpoolAndy CarrollKenny Dalglish
The Reds have struggled at left-back all season and have made strengthening the position a top priority for the next transfer window.

Leighton Baines may make the short move to Liverpool (PA)
It was thought Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish and director of football strategy Damien Comolli had settled on Newcastle United's Jose Enrique as their preferred choice, but it now seems they will be looking a bit closer to home.
According to the News of the World, their new target is Everton's Leighton Baines.
The 26-year-old England international has impressed with his attacking play and set-pieces this term, and has been credited with 11 assists in the Premier League.
Dalglish and Comolli are said to believe Baines can plug the gap defensively and also provide the crosses needed to get the best out of £35 million striker Andy Carroll.
Everton would be reluctant to sell one of their best players to their local rivals for fear of a backlash from fans, but the club's financial position means they may have to give serious consideration to a £10 million bid.
With supply for Carroll a key issue for Liverpool, the Sunday Mirror reports they are also lining up a bid for Aston Villa's Ashley Young.
The England winger looks certain to leave Villa Park in the summer after refusing to enter into negotiations about a new contract, but Liverpool will face strong competition from Manchester United for his signature.

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/858568-leighton-baines-lined-up-for-shock-everton-to-liverpool-transfer

Yeah why not he,s being playing well for the bitters and it would be hilarious seeing us getting one of there players over from the pit to see the light .And its being a position that has plagued us,again why not,pacy,good shot/free kicks.

Leighton Baines 'lined up for shock Everton to Liverpool transfer

METRO WEB REPORTER - 20th March, 2011
 
Leighton Baines 'lined up for shock Everton to Liverpool transfer'
Leighton Baines is being targeted for a shock £10 million summer transfer to Liverpool, according to a report.
Related Tags:LiverpoolAndy CarrollKenny Dalglish
The Reds have struggled at left-back all season and have made strengthening the position a top priority for the next transfer window.

Leighton Baines may make the short move to Liverpool (PA)
It was thought Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish and director of football strategy Damien Comolli had settled on Newcastle United's Jose Enrique as their preferred choice, but it now seems they will be looking a bit closer to home.
According to the News of the World, their new target is Everton's Leighton Baines.
The 26-year-old England international has impressed with his attacking play and set-pieces this term, and has been credited with 11 assists in the Premier League.
Dalglish and Comolli are said to believe Baines can plug the gap defensively and also provide the crosses needed to get the best out of £35 million striker Andy Carroll.
Everton would be reluctant to sell one of their best players to their local rivals for fear of a backlash from fans, but the club's financial position means they may have to give serious consideration to a £10 million bid.
With supply for Carroll a key issue for Liverpool, the Sunday Mirror reports they are also lining up a bid for Aston Villa's Ashley Young.
The England winger looks certain to leave Villa Park in the summer after refusing to enter into negotiations about a new contract, but Liverpool will face strong competition from Manchester United for his signature.

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/858568-leighton-baines-lined-up-for-shock-everton-to-liverpool-transfer

Not the best source to take a quote from.

Not a great source, but I would take him in a heartbeat.

Lock this.

Lock this.

Why would lock this thread? He is liverpool fan, reliable, why not?.

'according to the news of the world'

Notw, but on another level this lad can get better i thinks would be a good addition.

Why would lock this thread? He is liverpool fan, reliable, why not?.

NOTW.

sh*te source but baines and ashley young down our left flank would be a dream for me.

He's a f***in beast, best left back in the league, been a huge fan since his Wigan days. Would be my dream signing for left back.


EDIT: sh*t, only seen the source now

Would love to see him here. Liked him since his Wigan days.

He just signed a new 5 year deal at Everton yesterday.

He just signed a new 5 year deal at Everton yesterday.

I don't think he did, Jagielka did though.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11671_6821120,00.html

uhhh yes plz!!

Was watching LFC TV the other week and some bloke was on who is good mates with Baines and they were discussing the possibility of him moving here. He said Baines told him if there was one team he would never consider joining, it was Liverpool, so unfortunatly don't see this happening.

Btw to my knowledge he supports Everton, not Liverpool.

Great player though.

Why hasn't this been locked?

Leighton Baines 'lined up for shock Everton to Liverpool transfer

Should really proof read your articles mate, anything with the S*n and The News Of The W*rld could end up seeing you getting warned/banned etc.

Read the forum rules.

How is this topic still open? This is the f**king sunday s*n.

Should really proof read your articles mate, anything with the S*n and The News Of The W*rld could end up seeing you getting warned/banned etc.

Read the forum rules.

Yeah sorry, I didn't read it properly. I wanted a mod to lock it but no one has yet. I wouldn't of posted it if I saw that, feel guilty now.

Consider it locked, no reputable link.

"The Chosen One" denies Leighton Baines could leave Everton for Liverpool

• 'I don't want to sell him,' says the Everton manager

Andy Hunter
The Guardian, Saturday 30 April 2011

"The Chosen One" has dismissed the prospect of Leighton Baines crossing the Merseyside divide to join Liverpool this summer and said no one will be leaving Everton against his wishes.

Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Bayern Munich have all been linked with the 26-year-old left-back, who has consolidated his position in the England squad as the nearest rival to Ashley Cole following another outstanding campaign at Goodison Park.

Baines, signed from Wigan Athletic for £6m in 2007, committed to a new five-year contract with Everton only last June but, while aware of interest in the Kirkby-born defender, Moyes is adamant the England international is not for sale.

"We have signed him on a five-year deal and Everton sell very expensively," he said. "I don't want to sell him and Everton sell very expensively; that's what we do. We don't sell cheap and the chairman looks after the players and gives them what he can. So he is not for sale."

Asked if he had any concerns that Baines would push for a move to Liverpool if an offer materialised from Anfield, the Everton manager added: "I can't see it. It's not for me that one and I think they know that as well."

Moyes is expected to face the dilemma, however, of whether or not to cash in on one of his assets this summer in order to raise funds for new signings. The Everton manager resisted that approach last pre-season in order to invest in new contracts for Baines, Mikel Arteta, Phil Jagielka and Jack Rodwell among others. But the subsequent lack of funds for a new striker undoubtedly cost Moyes' team during a poor start to the campaign.

"If I'm going to do any business this summer, then I want it done early. Whether that will be possible or not, I don't know. I'm hoping, if I can, to bring players in at the start and not later on but nobody will leave the club unless I say so. Nobody will leave unless I give it the go-ahead and that won't change. If we've got the same players for next season as this one, then that's what we'll have. I'll go with the same squad again if I have to," he said.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/apr/30/david-moyes-leighton-baines-everton-liverpool

We'll soon know if it's true or not when Kenwright is saying in press conferences:

"Leighton uttered the six worst words in the world!"